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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2003-05-06 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15848 · 70°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph L to R · 2:54
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 7–3. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Casey Fossum earned the win. Todd Walker went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Casey Fossum L: Jeremy Affeldt SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Terry Craft · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Charlie Reliford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kevin Millar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Shea Hillenbrand | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Mueller | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Mirabelli | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Tucker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Raul Ibanez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Desi Relaford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Angel Berroa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brent Mayne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Casey Fossum | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
 Mike Timlin | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tim Wakefield | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Affeldt | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Kris Wilson | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 D. J. Carrasco | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike MacDougal | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: K
- Todd Walker: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: 53/G5
Bot 1
- Michael Tucker: S7/P7S-
- Joe Randa: POCS2(136)
- Joe Randa: 9/L89M
- Carlos Beltran: 63/G6
Top 2
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Kevin Millar: K
- Shea Hillenbrand: S8/L8RS
- Bill Mueller: S7/G56.1-2
- Jason Varitek: K
Bot 2
- Mike Sweeney: 9/F89D+
- Raul Ibanez: 3/G34
- Desi Relaford: W
- Angel Berroa: 9/F89M
Top 3
- Doug Mirabelli: S8/L8LD+
- Johnny Damon: 53/SH/BG5S.1-2
- Todd Walker: S8/L6M.2-H
- Nomar Garciaparra: 6/P6MD
- Manny Ramirez: 6/P6D
Bot 3
- Brent Mayne: 8/F8LXD
- Carlos Febles: S8/G4M+
- Michael Tucker: 6/P6D
- Joe Randa: SB2
- Joe Randa: W
- Carlos Beltran: 8/F8RD
Top 4
- Kevin Millar: 13/G15-
- Shea Hillenbrand: K
- Bill Mueller: D8/L8LXD+
- Jason Varitek: 53/G
Bot 4
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8RM
- Raul Ibanez: W
- Desi Relaford: 6(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 5
- Doug Mirabelli: S7/L78M-
- Johnny Damon: W.1-2
- Todd Walker: 4(B)6(2)/LDP/L4
- Nomar Garciaparra: SB2
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8LM.2-H
- Manny Ramirez: 54(1)/FO/G5+
Bot 5
- Angel Berroa: K
- Brent Mayne: 7/F7M
- Carlos Febles: W
- Michael Tucker: 7/L7D+
Top 6
- Kevin Millar: W
- Shea Hillenbrand: 8/L8LD+
- Bill Mueller: W.1-2
- Jason Varitek: 31/G34S-.2-3;1-2
- Doug Mirabelli: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H;B-2
- Johnny Damon: S8/L8RS.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Todd Walker: S8/G4.2-H
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8LD
Bot 6
- Joe Randa: 7/F78D
- Carlos Beltran: 6/P7S
- Mike Sweeney: 63/G56
Top 7
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8LD
- Kevin Millar: S1/G13+
- Shea Hillenbrand: K
- Bill Mueller: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Jason Varitek: 9/L9D+
Bot 7
- Raul Ibanez: S9/G34
- Desi Relaford: W.1-2
- Angel Berroa: K
- Brent Mayne: 3/P13S
- Carlos Febles: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Michael Tucker: S9/L9M.3-H;1-3
- Joe Randa: SBH;SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Joe Randa: 8/F8RM
Top 8
- Doug Mirabelli: D7/L8LXD+
- Johnny Damon: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3
- Todd Walker: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Bot 8
- Carlos Beltran: 43/G4MS-
- Mike Sweeney: W
- Raul Ibanez: 5/P5SF/FL
- Desi Relaford: S8/L8LM-.1-2
- Angel Berroa: 53/G56S-
Top 9
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Kevin Millar: 53/G56
- Shea Hillenbrand: 3/P3SF/FL
Bot 9
- Brent Mayne: S9/L9M
- Carlos Febles: 9/F9D
- Michael Tucker: 63/G4M+.1-2
- Joe Randa: 63/G6